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BAGUIO CITY – Dengue fever cases in the city have risen by 61 percent with 474 recorded cases, four of whom died, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 9 as against 294 cases listed during the same period last year. City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) Head and Dengue Program Coordinator Dr. Donnabel Tubera said the first fatality was an 81-year […]
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After more than one hour of trekking thru stone walled rice paddies, vegetable gardens, concrete foot bridges, and a rugged mountain trail with giant pine trees and other forest trees and shrubs as roof, you come out to the grandiose Pengsaan falls. The cascading water is under the jurisdiction of Guinzadan Norte, one of the barangays of the well-known producing […]
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It’s not just in the teaching of reading where public schools are now floundering but likewise in imparting the related skills of writing and spelling and in this case, educators tag the curriculum as the culprit. A Grade 6 public school teacher in a Cordillera division noticed that for some years now, nearly half her class had not learned to […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY — The creation of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is one of the most successful results of the talks between the government and rebel fighters, one that embodies a sense of sincerity by both parties to talk peace. “We responded to the call for peace of then President Cory (Aquino),” said Sadanga, Mountain Province Mayor Gabino Ganggangan in […]
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With the expanding market for Halal food and cosmetic products that caters to neighboring Muslim and Arabic nations including the country’s 10.7 Muslim Filipinos, the Department of Trade and Industry’s CAR Regional Office and the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) and the DTI Export Management Bureau (EMB) conducted a two-day Halal Training of Trainers on September 11-12, 2019 in Baguio […]
Read moreQuezon City. The ongoing effort of the Baguio City Council to enact an ordinance banning mercury-containing skin whitening cosmetics got a thumbs up from a toxics watchdog group. The Quezon City-based EcoWaste Coalition lauded the successful first public hearing last September 4 for the proposed measure that was filed by Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan after being certified as “urgent” by […]
Read moreCalling all art lovers! SM City Baguio will be hosting the Cordillera Hueniverse at the mall atrium on September 16-22. This event is an interactive Cordilleran art exhibit, where you will be able to watch the artists create their own art pieces. The Cordillera Hueniverse is an exhibit that hopes to continue reaching a global scale to proudly present our […]
Read moreAbbreviations usually found in articles in this corner: MPS — Municipal Police Station PPO– Provincial Police Station PRO-COR– Police Regional Office-Cordillera PDEA– Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency BFP– Bureau of Fire Protection WOA– Warrant of Arrest SACLEO– Simultaneous Anti-criminality Law Enforcement Operations DDB– Dangerous Drugs Board Theft (shoplifting) It transpired at about 5:15 PM of September 8, 2019 inside SM Department […]
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BAGUIO CITY– The Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOLE-CAR), the city government here and 11 private companies have partnered for the second year of implementation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded “JobStart” program. “This program is aimed at giving employees a higher chance of being employed and addressing the problem on job mismatch,” said Jesus Elpidio Atal Jr., […]
Read moreCouncilors Maria Mylen Victoria Yaranon and Joel Alangsab want to amend the ordinance regulating the sale, distribution, and use of plastic bags and styrofoam in the city in order to clear up any ambiguity the ordinance might have caused to business establishments and consumers. Yaranon and Alangsab proposed an ordinance amending sections four and five of the Plastic and Styrofoam […]
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